Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-26

breathe the purest, most inyigorating
air on top of Gods footstool, should know
this fact, and knowing it, assert il, instead
of forever talking about malaria and harp
ing Gu China Slough. He came here an in
valid, one who had poor health all his life,
and had become strong, robust and vigor-
GUS. He was attached TO Sacramento, and
expected to live and die here. Another idea
very generally prevailed, that Sacramento
was the hottest place in the State. This was
owing to the fact that for about two weeks
in September the weather is very warm in
this valley, and Just al that time our CITY
is crowded with strangers in attendance
on the State Fair. He was in favor
of the committee of twenty-five as pro-
posed by Mr.. Johnson. Let this commits
tee be subdivided in committees of five on
streets, drives sloughs, etc. We need i'm
proyements in streets and sidewalks. and
then We have the most beautiful CITY on
the coast, and whose climate is the most
salubrious and genial, take it one day by
another, throughout the entire wear. He
was in favor of concrete sidewalks, and ne
believed this committee could do much to-
ward getting them Put down throughout
the city. When the stranger comes TO our
city and goes out on o street, from
Fourteenth TO Seventeenth, sees those fine
concrete sidewalks. fringed with lawns of
bluegrass, the elegant residences, the
beautiful yards, he exclaims, This is nv
idea of a paradise; here is where should
like to live" Let US make our entire CITY
look beautiful, but for Gods sake, and for
the sake of Sacramento, let's hear no more
about malaria. 1t is not here and never
was here.
DR.. Ira Oatman concurred in the remarks
of Judge Armstrong. He said that no ma
laria from, China c1orvh
latlons from that lake are as pure as the
dews from heaven
David Lubin, who has recently returned
from trip through the Eastern and South
ern States, by making comparisons, showed
the superiority of our soil and climate. In
Virginia, Alabama, Ohio and Tennessee.
the farmer had to earn his living on small
holdings where the soil was only six inches
in depth, while here we look with con-
tempt upon soil which has depth of less
than three feet. Wedon't want the palace
car Immigrant so much aS we do the yeo-
manry, who will come among us to assimi-
late, carve out his home and fortune
among us. The object of this meeting
he did not understand was to compel men
to make better sidewalks nor clean up their
streets. If they were law-abiding and
good citizens they would do that ANYWAY.
He regarded it as a shame to call a mass
meeting Tor any such purposes. What we
should do is, compel, if possible, these big
landowners to dispose of their lands at
fair prices. We are making money for
them tonight. These large landowners
should be treated as enemies until they are
willing TO dispose of their lands to actual
settlers for reasonable price. Applause
1t is shame that these men should
be in our midst who keep from the
public those large tracts, whose soil is
the most fertile in q climate the most
glorious. All the advantages in this sec
ton should be pointed out to the immi-
grant, and he should be steered clear of the
land-shark, who will treat him to cigar
and then swindle him out of all he has got.
We should dive down deep in our pockets
and raise $50, 900 or 800, 600 if necessary to
carry out this movement. Mr.. Lubin Of
fered resolution to the effect that the citi-
zens guarantee to raise $25. 600, provided
the City Trustees would guarantee like
amount, which was carried.
DR.. Latham stated what had been done
by the citizens of Oroville. They were
imbued with the same spirit as those of
the southern portion OF the State. They
had made improvements and spent thou
sands of dollars the very statement of
which made the " siurians in attendance
at the meeting open their mouths in won
derment. A town of LOCO inhabitants in
the foothills of Butte county had expended
more money in inducing immigration in
the last two years than had the citizens of
the Capital city in the past thirty years.
r. d. Stephens Endorsed everything that
had been said by everybody. He be-
lieved all were interested, and no matter
how a person was pushing, if he only
pushed ahead he was all right. He be-
lieved we could make those large tracts so
valuable that the owners would have to
sell them. This year Sacramento has a
large crop, while in other sections, where
quarter of crop. One field OF 100
acres of barley in this county would
this year yield eighty bushels
to the acre, and the grain crop throughout
this section was equally as good This is a
dry season-the driest in thirteen years,
and still we are not affected by it. The
trouble with Sacramento people is, they
want to make money too fast. One man
is afraid to improve his property for fear
be will add six-bits to the valuation of
that of bis neighbors.
Y. S. McClatchy spoke against the evil of
large land holdings, and offered the follow
ing:
WHEREAS, The growth ami progress O. the
for years checked by the fact that III the InIne
date vicinity are large tracts of unimproved
land, held by the owners for selfish and specu-
latiYc purposes and which they will neither
properly improve themselves nor sell 10 actual
settlers who would gladly do so; and whereas
the holding of such tracts in this manner is
made possible by the failure of County Assessors
and Boards OF Equalization to perform their
sworn duty and assess the land at its cash value
under the Constitution, and at the same rate as
are assessed the small holdings of the poor men
adjoining: therefore
Resoired, That we solemnly protest, not only
as matter of justice, but also on the score of
municipal and county policy, against this sys-
TEN OF large unimproved land holdings which
is lettering all progress. and we demand that
the action of county officials which has made it
possible shall cease.
ResOired. That we will individually and col
lectively use all endeayors to force the owners
share of the expenses of county government
based upon the actual value of their land.
Resotred, That a committee of three RESPONSE
bic citizens familiar with the value of lands in
this county, be appointed to place fair ValiIa-
ton on the Norris and San Juan Grants and all
similar pieces of land withheld from public
settlement, and report the same to the General
Improvement Committee.
ResolUed, That the Improvement Committee of
twenty-five appear before the Bosrd of Super
visors sitting as a Board of Equalization, aud
demand in the name of the taxpayers and in
the interest of county progress, that the assess
ment on these large tracts be raised in accord
ance with the report OF the Valuation Commit
tee as Endorsed by this body.
Rcs0tued, That we Will in future support no
cat didate for Assessor or Supervisor who does
not by his action show himself thoroughly in
accord with the spirit of these resolutions.
The resolutions were adopted, and sub
seauently the committee of twenty-five was
instructed to appoint the special committee
OF three provided for in the above.
DR.. f. NJ. Shields was in favor of mar
row cement walks in the suburbs instead
of the wide, rotten, spongy mountain pine
walks. He also thought the streets should
be graveled in the center, not on the sides.
This would lessen the expense and answer
every purpose.
6. ". Hancock believed that irrigation
was the keynote to this boom. It was the
keynote to the boom at Los Angeles and
Oroville. Cover Sacramento county with
canals from the American river and the
Blue lakes, and you will add $50 DOC. GOO to
tue value of real estate in this county. Do
that and the city will take care of
itself. He did not take much stock
in all this twaddle about better
streets and better sidewalks. They all held
up Los Angeles as model and Sacramento
could discount her on either one. and as to
soil and productions Los Angeles could not
compare at all with Sacramento. We have
the best sprinkled streets in the State. If
the Norris grant is not taxed enough. WHY
tax il more If the nine SQUARE miles